Recent content by Mel

We use Google maps plus me navigating with an AA paper road map and any site directions. Google says “turn right” and I say “ignore her”. He knows who to listen to. Mel

As I remember a certain DD of this forum met up with a few of us having taken the signposted detour around Sutton bank while towing. I believe his exact words were “Never Again” 😉 Mel

Welcome to the forum. Lots of good advice on here. As a guide to storage costs, we are currently paying £46 a month for a site with high security, 30 minutes from Derby. However you decide to use a Caravan, enjoy. Mel

Welcome to the forum. Apologies, I only know basic technical stuff so that is all I can suggest. I don’t know the age of your van or your experience with it. But some older vans had an external flue cover and the heater would not stay lit unless that was removed. Also we had a faulty regulator...

I can still PM 😂. I will try not to let the power and megalomania go to my head. Mel

Are all other 12v items working? Can you hear the pump running when you open a tap. Swift pumps sound like a Jack hammer usually? If you can hear it, try plunging the filter end of the external “pump” up and down in the aquaroll in case you have an airlock. If the van is new to you rather than...

For those job hunting, be aware of the current Scam doing the rounds when you are rang by “the HR dept” about a job offer. You are then requested to contact them via WatsApp. What happens next I know not because I have put the phone down. I have had several job offers! 😂 Mel

Welcome to the forum Mel

Mods are not in hiding. You can still report spam and offensive posts. As far as I understand, you can still dm us. Mel

I don’t know if this law will achieve its intentions. But I worked almost all my career treating the trauma of children who had been abused by adults. When you, like me, have sat with a 12 year old and listened to them tell you what has happened to them with social media being a central tool...

We look after our daughter’s dog periodically. She ( the dog not the daughter) used to bark at night. We got a collar that vibrated when she barked. It was not a shock collar, it just vibrated. It certainly worked. Mel

My thought would be, if you are putting up an awning that is going to be left up all season then a bigger one is no different in effort to a smaller one. So why not go for the extra space. More room for you, buggy and dog. Up to you ( or Mrs BB) of course. Mel

Welcome to the forum. Wonderful to have younger folks flying the flag for Caravanning. Keep posting Mel

I had no idea that there were different sorts of cruise control. So I wouldn’t know how it works. Cruise control for Dummies explanation please Mel

I only know basic stuff so apologies for this. Are you on EHU and is it working. If not, is the gas turned on and there is still some left in the bottle. Hope you get it sorted Mel